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1
Social cognition includes the way in which we ______________ information about the social world.
A)interpret
B)analyze
C)remember
D)all of the above
2
When classifying information, people tend to categorize based on the obvious and common features that objects share. This is known as _____________.
A)social group
B)classification theory
C)prototype
D)social organization
3
The statement "all men love sports" is an example of a(n) _____________.
A)prototype
B)archetype
C)genotype
D)stereotype
4
The belief that we found a parking space because we were nice to someone earlier in the day is an example of a(n) ____________.
A)illusory correlation
B)delusion
C)hallucination
D)projection
5
An example of a heuristic is _____________.
A)believing that it is dangerous to fly, after hearing about a plane crash
B)thinking that one is protected because s/he has been suffering
C)acting on a tip from a close ally
D)acting on a tip from a stranger
6
Overestimating your ability to have foreseen the outcome of an event after it has already occurred is an example of _____________.
A)overconfidence bias
B)foresight bias
C)lessons learned bias
D)hindsight bias
7
Judgments or decisions that we automatically and unconsciously make are part of ____________.
A)explicit cognition
B)implicit cognition
C)explicit recognition
D)implicit recognition
8
When we assume that everyone shares our own beliefs, attitudes, and opinions, we are acting on a(n) ______________.
A)confirmatory bias
B)bias by illusion
C)false consensus
D)explicit bias
9
Learned helplessness is _____________.
A)learning to ask for help all the time
B)repeatedly experiencing a lack of control and thinking that one has no control
C)self-actualizing your experiences and feeling good about life
D)learning to help others who cannot help themselves
10
According to studies, ________ are judged more frequently by the stereotypes associated with their gender.
A)men
B)women
C)gay men and women
D)sexually ambiguous men and women
11
Imaging alternative versions or outcomes to an event that has occurred is an example of ______________.
A)hindsight bias
B)counterfeit thinking
C)counterfactual thinking
D)cognitive thinking
12
Self-fulfilling prophecy means _____________.
A)expectations about oneself or others leads to the fulfillment of those expectations
B)the ideas about oneself are always positive
C)if we hear or read a prophecy, we are driven to make it come true, even if it is negative
D)the more we are fulfilled, the more we think about ourselves
13
A belief system in which the world is perceived to be a fair and equitable place, with people getting what they deserve is ____________.
A)just-deserving belief
B)just-world belief
C)retribution belief
D)none of the above
14
A habitual tendency to attribute negative events to internal, stable, and global causes, and positive events to external, unstable, and specific causes is ____________.
A)global explanatory style
B)inside-out explanatory style
C)optimistic explanatory style
D)pessimistic explanatory style
15
_______________ has to do with the degree to which personal characteristics stand out relative to others in a given situation.
A)Self-concept
B)Conceit
C)Salience
D)all of the above







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